'Mission: Impossible 6' Star Henry Cavill Still Wants to Play Bond

Henry Cavill auditioned to play James Bond before the role went to Daniel Craig. Now he’s playing a spy in Mission: Impossible – Fallout, is he tempted to have another go at playing 007?

Henry Cavill was once dubbed the unluckiest man in Hollywood.

The Tudors star earned the dubious title after narrowly missing out on two plum roles: James Bond in Casino Royale (2006) and vampire Edward Cullen in Twilight (2008).

But Cavill’s luck has turned around drastically since then.

Having been cast as Superman in Man of Steel (2013) and its sequel Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and taking a leading part in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015), he’s now starring as CIA agent August Walker in Mission: Impossible – Fallout, opposite Tom Cruise.

Asked whether he’d still be up for playing 007, he replies: “Absolutely. I think Bond would be a lot of fun to play and now that I have my Mission: Impossible badge, I could hopefully get the right skill sets and perform my own stunts.”

Cavill, who was 22 at the time he auditioned, was considered too young to portray the womanising spy, but at 35 years old is now in the right age range for the part.

Daniel Craig, who will be reprising the role for the fifth and final time in Bond 25, was 37 when he landed the part.

Watch the rest of our video interview with Cavill to find out who would win in a real-life fight between him and co-star Cruise, why he decided to grow a moustache for Fallout, and an update on what’s happening with Justice League 2.